Of the Son He said, "Thy throne Oh God, is forever and ever"

There is a remarkable inter-dependence in the Godhead. For me it describes the ultimate model of leadership, where three roles merge into one entity, functioning co-dependently, whilst presenting human history with a unified, balanced witness. The three are functionally one, not just in terms of their being One God.

One of the best examples of these points is seen in the way the Father defers to the Son in Hebrews 1, saying, “Thy throne Oh God, is forever and ever”. Such words were never uttered to or about angels, because they were reserved for the Son. They are an expression of adoration and praise from the Father to the Son.

If the Godhead is a model of leadership, and for me church authority pertains to leadership, not leaders per se, then we are faced with a contradiction. The head pastor of that divine leadership above, in honoring the Son, effectively shows that His role as the Father is not a level or hierarchy, but a role amongst roles. Jesus reciprocated by saying that He could do nothing without the Father ... and evidently the Father has the same regard for the Son. The same principles apply to the Holy Spirit.

There is no doubt that the role of the Father is to be the final court of appeal, the referee and judge of all that is done in the earth. As such, He validates the works of the Son, but does execute His own mandate. He is independent of the Son's works, a posture that is so vital to preserving and confirming Christ's credentials.

A correct reading of scriptures like John 1:3 or Colossians 1:15-20, amongst others, confirms that whilst in the general sense God made the worlds, the bible specifically attributes the act of creation to the Son. Thus He was the light that shone into the dark void to bring the worlds into being and He will also conclude that work by folding up the heavens like a garment (Hebrews 1: 10-12).

The best confirmation of the interplay between the Father and Son is to be found in 1 Corinthians 15:26-28, which clearly states that when the last enemy, death, is destroyed, Jesus will submit all that was once submitted to Him, back to the Father. Then God shall be all in all. That confirms the mandate of Christ and His terms of reference and helps us to interpret all that He ever done.

The Godhead is analogous to the relationship between a Chairman (who does not do, but holds the CEO accountable), the CEO (who executes the mandate of the board and its shareholders) and the Secretary (the faithful scribe and pace-keeper). That succinctly describes the roles of Father, Son and Spirit.

The centrality of Jesus Christ or Yashua, is paramount to God’s intent and purpose. In recent decades the church has become somewhat sidetracked by the Holy Spirit to the point of following His power, for the sake of power, where in truth the key to all His power is Jesus. The Spirit came to reveal Christ, so when we make the Holy Spirit a focal point, we diminish the power of the Holy Spirit and we also oppose the intent and purpose of God in Christ, thus doubly weakening the church.

(c) Peter Eleazar @ http://www.4u2live.net/